Future Cast vs Storecaster
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 21, 2026 for Future Cast, Oct 13, 2026 for Storecaster.
The short answer
- Only Future Cast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Future Cast and $19.99/month for Storecaster.
- Storecaster lists 7 features Future Cast’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activity tracking, Cohort analysis, Custom dashboards.
Head to head
Free
- · Customer totals
- · Data quality checks
- · Overview & findings
- · Sales trends
- · Store revenue forecast
Growth
- · AI-written insights & actions
- · Customer intelligence (CLV, churn, Geo)
- · Everything in Free
- · Market basket (Subs, Comp)
- · PDF reports
- · Peak times
Pro
- · AI-written insights & actions
- · Customer intelligence (CLV, churn, Geo)
- · Everything in Free
- · Market basket (Subs, Comp)
- · PDF reports
- · Peak times
Scale
- · AI-written insights & actions
- · Customer intelligence (CLV, churn, Geo)
- · Everything in Free
- · Market basket (Subs, Comp)
- · PDF reports
- · Peak times, Seasonality
Starter
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureFuture Cast reads your order history and turns it into a short list of findings ranked by consequence, each backed by the numbers behind it. See which products risk stocking out, which customers are drifting away, and which items sell together. Explore market basket relationships, customer value segments, geographic demand, and seasonal peaks. Rerun the analysis anytime and export the full report as a PDF.
Storecaster shows you what to expect tomorrow. It turns your order data into forecasts with ranges, not just averages. You see your floor and ceilings for orders, revenue, and inventory. The app tracks each customer's buying pattern and alerts you when someone is overdue. It monitors product trends and tells you what needs a promotion and what sells fine without discounts. No spreadsheets, no setup.
- AI-powered demand forecasting with confidence intervals for top products
- Customer segmentation by behaviour, lifetime value, and churn risk analysis
- Market basket insights showing product relationships and bundling
- See your expected floor and ceiling for orders based on your store's history.
- Tracks buying patterns and alerts you when a customer is overdue.
- Classifies every product as hot, slowing, or cold by its sales trend.
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Future Cast |  Storecaster |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Future Cast | Storecaster |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Future Cast | Storecaster |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $49/month | $19.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Future Cast | Storecaster |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #1224(ahead) | #1493 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 2, 2026 | May 5, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Future Labs | Steven Studio Works |
FAQ
Future Cast and Storecaster: common questions
- Is Future Cast or Storecaster cheaper?
- Only Future Cast lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $49/month for Future Cast and $19.99/month for Storecaster. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Storecaster lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Cohort analysis, Custom dashboards, Historical analysis. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 21, 2026 for Future Cast, Oct 13, 2026 for Storecaster; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 21, 2026 for Future Cast, Oct 13, 2026 for Storecaster. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.